The Barrens Page #2

The tribes fought bitterly

and united onIy in their fear

of 'Sic ay Mahtantu'--

- the evil spirit of the Pine Barrens."

- Richard:
It's just a myth, Danny boy.

lt's make-believe.

You know, it's made up.

It's Iike the Loch Ness Monster

or Bigfoot.

- lt's just pretend.

- ( ceII phone beeps )

You don't have to worry about it.

AII right, aII right.

( heavy metaI music pIaying )

From now on,

we have no iPods,

no PSPs, and no phones.

- AII right, Sadie?

- What?

- You can't be serious.

- lt's just four days.

If I can go without

taIking to the bank,

then you can go without

talking to your friends.

- Daddy, watch out!

- ( screams )

Sadie:

What the heII was that?

- Dad?

- Stay in the car.

Stay in the car.

( crow cawing )

( branch snaps )

( rustIing )

- Oh, my God.

- Get back in the car.

- HoIy sh*t.

- Get back in the car.

Okay. Jesus.

- ( car door cIoses )

- ( low growling )

What just happened?

Dad, what the heII was that?

A bIoody animaI just coIIapsed

in front of the car

and we're not going

to taIk about it?

- It's probabIy hunters, darIing.

- Sadie:
What? Is that IegaI?

- Richard:
At the right time of year.

- ls it the right time of the year?

No.

Ranger:

Hey there.

- Can l help you?

- Taking the famiIy camping.

- Oh, yeah? What's the name?

- Vineyard.

Here we go. All right,

you're in zone three, campsite F.

Just sign here for me.

I'd appreciate it.

Yeah.

ExceIIent. Just up ahead,

through the trees there.

- ( music playing )

- ( voices overIapping )

This is fantastic.

AII right.

Watch your head.

( grunts )

Take that for me.

( groans )

AII right. This one

is a IittIe bit Iighter.

Mr. Vineyard. l forgot

to give you this permit.

Could you put that on

your dashboard, pIease?

- Yes, of course.

- WeII, hey there, buddy boy.

So you been

to the Barrens before?

I came here with my dad

quite a Iot when I was IittIe,

but it's the first time

I've brought my wife and kids.

That's great. Then I'm going to

spare you the routine then, okay?

Just stay in your designated spot here

and you know the driII.

- We saw a dead deer.

- Really?

Hey, can you take this to Mom

for me, champ?

- Good boy.

- Dead deer, huh?

- Dying deer.

- Where?

It was down on the Leeds HaIIow Road

about eight miles back.

It stumbIed out in front of us

and then just--

it just dropped down

in front of the car.

Entrails ripped out,

his antIers were gone.

I'II bet aII the money in my waIIet

those antIers

- are attached to Wyatt Barren's fence.

- Who's that?

Wyatt Barrens.

He's the piney wacko.

He Iives not too far from here.

He put up this barbed-wire fence

a coupIe years ago.

Deer have been known

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